Close
Close verb - To position (something) so as to prevent passage through an opening.
Getting to is an antonym for close.
Getting to
Both terms in one sentence
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Green-Eyed Monster: At the end of episode 8, after watching Seiya and Latifa chat with each other, Isuzu doesn't seem happy about how close they seem to be getting to each other.
- During the second half of season three, almost every single episode featured him Squeeing over how close he was to regularly getting to watch Patrick Stewart.
Source: Blog / Mark Does Stuff -
Backstabbing the Alpha Bitch: Harriet's minions decide not to tell her crucial information about how close Poppy is getting to Freddy because she'll shoot the messenger.
Source: Film / Wild Child
Cite this Source
Getting to and Close. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/close/getting_to
Close & Getting to. N.p., 2016. Web. 14 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/close/getting_to>.
Getting to or Close. 2016. Accessed August 14, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/close/getting_to.
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